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生前預囑

简生前预嘱 · 繁生前預囑

Mandarin · pinyin shēng qián yù zhǔ

living will

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
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预: yù · prepare, arrange; in advance
嘱: zhǔ · order, tell, instruct, leave word

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1–2–4–3 · sheng1 qian2 yu4 zhu3

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